New York : US Senator Tom Cotton on Friday voiced strong support for reforming the H-1B visa program, announcing plans to introduce legislation. On X, Cotton wrote, President Trump and @SecretaryLCD are absolutely right that the H-1B program needs reforms. Next week I’m introducing two bills that will bring badly needed changes to this program and put American workers first.”
His remarks came as the US Department of Labour unveiled Project Firewall, a new enforcement initiative described as one of the most aggressive oversight efforts in the history of the H-1B program. Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, announcing the initiative targeting H-1B visa abuse, said, By taking action to reform H-1B programs, @POTUS is protecting our workers and ensuring jobs go to Americans first. Earlier this week, the Department of Labour announced the launch of Project Firewall, a new H-1B enforcement initiative designed to safeguard the rights and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers. The initiative represents one of the most aggressive oversight efforts in the program’s history.
Chavez-DeRemer described Project Firewall as an enforcement initiative” that will investigate employers for potential abuse of the H-1B visa process. Launching Project Firewall will help us ensure no employers are abusing H-1B visas at the expense of our workforce. By rooting out fraud and abuse, the Department of Labour and our federal partners will ensure that highly skilled jobs go to Americans first, she said.
India, whose professionals make up the majority of H-1B visa holders, has reacted cautiously to the US shift. Where that global workforce is to be housed and located may be a matter of a political debate. But there’s no getting away, if you look at demand and you look at demographics, demands cannot be met in many countries purely out of national demographics,” he said.
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